Month: December 2013

Thomas left O and E a parting letter. And it is an understatement to say that my son was sad for him leaving. I think his exact words were “this is going to be the worst Christmas ever”…. Why son ? “Because we won’t see Thomas for another year”……

Thomas the Elf on the other hand, has come to teach O a few things. He has brought his toothpaste, his tooth brush, and he is ready to serve as a good example of what the dentist wants all of this kids to do.

Tonight Thomas the Elf decided that he would step it up a bit and include a bit of a geography lesson in his mischief. He decided that learning all of the US states and where they are on the map would be the thing to do.

At first when we met Thomas (last Christmas) we were a little concerned that he wasn’t the brightest Elf on the Shelf. He didn’t seem like he had it all together, but boy were we wrong. We found out last night just how GENIUS he is!

If you are an Elf, I think you definitely have to look at things from a different angle. Or at least, try and achieve greatness from places that no one else has tried before. I am pretty sure that is what Thomas the Elf is doing here.

So you are hanging out at the house one night, and you ask the wife. “How was work today”. Expecting the normal “it was great” answer, you pay half attention and say “yeah” when you wife asks you a something about X person asked me to be in their wedding, and I told them yes. Little did I know that to survive the wedding, I would have to employ ninja tactics.

Back on Day 6, Thomas had to pull it into the garage because he was going a little too fast. Well, today he is back at it again! This elf thought it would be a good idea if he and one of the unnamed elves that hangs out on the big Christmas tree took it …

There is one (well maybe 2 or 3) songs that you are guaranteed to hear at our house at Christmas. Rockin Around the Christmas tree is one of our favorites, and is not to be touched. Brenda Lee is the only person who is allowed to sing it, all others will be denied. Luckily for …